Biography
Christopher Doyle is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer who often works on Chinese language films. He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, as well as AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse awards (four times), and Hong Kong Film Award (six times). Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. Doyle was born in Sydney, Australia in 1952. He left his native country on a Norwegian merchant ship at the age of eighteen, after which he took on a number of odd jobs including as a Kibbutz-nick cowboy in Israel, homeopathic doctor in Thailand, and “green agriculturalist” in India work. In the late seventies, Doyle was “re-birthed” as Du Ke Feng, which means “like the wind.” Following his time as a language student in Taiwan and having found work as a photographer, he was hired as a cinematographer on Edward Yang’s That Day, on the Beach in 1983. Since his “birth in art,” Du Ke Feng has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films. He is best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai, including Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love and 2046 (the latter of which saw Doyle walking off set mid-way through production). He has collaborated with other Chinese filmmakers on projects including Temptress Moon, Hero, Happy Together, and Dumplings. As his "alter ego" Christopher Doyle he has made more than twenty in various other languages and film cultures, working as director of photography on Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho, Liberty Heights, Last Life in the Universe, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Paranoid Park, The Limits of Control. He also wrote, shot, and directed Warsaw Dark, Away with Words starring Asano Tadanobu, and Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous, an experimental portrait of three generations of Hong Kong people.[5] He is currently filming The White Girl, another tribute to his adopted hometown of Hong Kong, with co-director Jenny Suen. On May 26, 2017 Doyle was honored during the 70th Cannes Festival with the “Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography” award, in tribute to his rich and influential career. The ceremony was co-hosted by filmmaker Olivier Assayas and actress Juliette Binoche, among others.
Camera 80
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
In the Mood for Love 2001
Director of Photography
- 2021
Love After Love
Director of Photography
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Director of Photography
- 2017
The White Girl
Director of Photography
Human Flow
Director of Photography
You Mean The World To Me
Director of Photography
- 2016
WIND
Director of Photography
Stockholm, My Love
Director of Photography
I Am Belfast
Director of Photography
Endless Poetry
Director of Photography
- 2015
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous
Director of Photography
Fundamentally Happy
Director of Photography
Beijing, New York
Director of Photography
- 2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
Director of Photography
- 2013
Bends
Director of Photography
American Dreams in China
Director of Photography
A Good Story
Director of Photography
- 2011
Love for Life
Director of Photography
Underwater Love
Director of Photography
- 2010
Showtime
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Invisible Waves
Director of Photography
Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her
Director of Photography
- 2005
Perhaps Love
Director of Photography
- 2004
- 2003
Green Tea
Director of Photography
Last Life in the Universe
Director of Photography
- 2002
Three
Director of Photography
Three: Going Home
Director of Photography
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Liberty Heights
Director of Photography
Away with Words
Director of Photography
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
Director of Photography
- 1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Director of Photography
- 1997
First Love: The Litter on the Breeze
Director of Photography
Chinese Box
Second Unit Director of Photography
Motel Cactus
Director of Photography
- 1996
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Director of Photography
4 Faces of Eve
Director of Photography
Tri-Star
Director of Photography
- 1995
The Peony Pavilion
Director of Photography
- 1994
Red Rose White Rose
Director of Photography
Red Lotus Society
Director of Photography
- 1992
Mary from Beijing
Director of Photography
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
Director of Photography
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
I Am Sorry
Director of Photography
- 1988
- 1986
Soul
Director of Photography
Noir et blanc
Director of Photography
- 1984
Ah Fu
Director of Photography
- 1983
That Day, on the Beach
Director of Photography
Acted in 18
2010s
- 2010
Showtime
Movie
A Moment in Time
Movie
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Making Paranoid Park
Movie
- 2007
- 2006
McDull, the Alumni
BBQ Cook
Twelve Twenty
Taxi Driver / Captain
- 2003
1990s
- 1998
- 1997
Yesterday You, Yesterday Me
Yeung Seng Bo at 33 (Narrator)
- 1996
- 1990
Family Day
Tourist
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
I Love Mary
Movie
- 1982
The Sexy Lady Driver
Steven George
- 1981
The Land of the Brave
Australian Man (Cameo)
No release date
Christopher Doyle: Chungking Express
Movie
Moving Pictures: Chungking Express
Movie
Other crew 15
2020s
- 2022
Just 1 Day
Cinematography
2010s
- 2019
The Boat Burning Festival+
Cinematography
Cuba
Cinematography
- 2018
Love Only
Cinematography
- 2016
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo
Cinematography
- 2013
Blue Sky Bones
Cinematography
2000s
- 2006
Twelve Twenty
Cinematography
1990s
- 1998
Motorola
Cinematography
- 1995
Out of the Blue
Cinematography
- 1991
My Nostalgia, My Songs
Cinematography
1980s
- 1984
逆旅與幻象
Cinematography
- 1981
家庭／電影
Cinematography
Journey through Images
Cinematography
1970s
- 1979
The Boat-Burning Festival
Cinematography
Archive / Preserving Taiwan’s Historic Sites
Cinematography
Directed 12
2010s
- 2017
The White Girl
Director
- 2015
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous
Director
- 2014
Beautiful 2014
Director
2000s
- 2008
Warsaw Dark
Director
- 2006
- 2004
Blue
Director
1990s
- 1999
Away with Words
Director
- 1998
Typhoon Shelter
Director
- 1991
My Nostalgia, My Songs
Director
1980s
- 1981
家庭／電影
Director
Journey through Images
Director
- 1980
Christine (Film of Her)
Director
Wrote 5
2010s
- 2017
The White Girl
Writer
- 2015
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous
Writer
2000s
- 2006
- 2004
Blue
Writer
1990s
- 1999
Away with Words
Writer
Produced 2
2020s
- 2024
M on the Bund
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1993
Beijing Bastards
Producer
Edited 2
1990s
- 1991
My Nostalgia, My Songs
Editor
1980s
- 1981
Journey through Images
Editor
Appearances13
2020s
- 2024
M on the Bund
Self
2010s
- 2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self
China on Film
self · 2 episodes
- 2016
WIND
Himself
- 2013
Wu Xia Pian - Le Festin du Tigre Chinois
Self
- 2011
Pinku Eiga: Inside the Pleasure Dome of Japanese Erotic Cinema
Self
2000s
- 2007
In the Mood for Doyle
Self
- 2006
Reflections of Lady in the Water
Self
- 2004
- 2001
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Self
1990s
- 1999
Psycho Path
Self - Cinematographer
1980s
- 1984
逆旅與幻象
self
- 1981
家庭／電影
self
Thanked in the credits1
1990s
- 1996
